One of the longest-enduring symbols of Ancient Greek mythology, which continues to capture the popular imagination, is that of the Labyrinth of Knossos. Set on Crete, it was commissioned by King Minos ...

The father of gastronomy is regarded as Archestratus, an ancient Greek poet and philosopher in the mid-4th century BCE ...

The Ancient City of Hadrianopolis Revealed a 'Bronze Filter' for Beverages, Found to Separate Particles From Liquids The ...

Groundhog Day, a weather prediction made by a groundhog, has its roots in both ancient pagan customs and modern folklore.

Researchers have found the oldest known evidence of lead pollution dating to around 5,200 years ago in ancient Greece.

WASHINGTON — Ancient Greece produced the earliest records of democracy, western philosophy — and, it turns out, lead pollution. Researchers studying sediment cores recovered from mainland ...

even reflecting historical events such as the conquest of Greece by the Romans. The Aegean region gave rise to some of the earliest cultures of ancient Europe. The research team investigated when ...

This unique degree programme offers training in an unparalleled range of ancient languages and their associated history, culture and textual traditions. Students study Hebrew and either Greek or Latin ...

Amid the ruins of Metropolis—now modern-day İzmir, Turkey, known in ancient Greek as Smyrna—archaeologists unearthed what appears to be a historical scrapyard. This site, loaded with disassembled ...

Discoveries of ancient artifacts are relatively common in Greece, often unearthed during construction projects. A headless statue believed to be 2,000 years old has been found inside a black ...